Pe ru C Th o sal p eo yr O n do ig ly h He re t in Ta vi Theodore Tavi Hein
Hudson River Remembrance Three Dances
For Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello, and Piano
Pe ru C Th o sal p eo yr O n do ig ly h He re t in Ta vi
Instrumentation Flute Clarinet in B Flat Violin Violoncello Piano
In Three Movements:
Pe ru C Th o sal p eo yr O n do ig ly h He re t in Ta vi
1. Autumn Light: Village by The River (5:00') 2. Winter Dawn to Dusk: A Crystal World (7:00') 3. Of Riverside Parks: Summer and Spring (4:00')
Program Notes
"In the midst of winter, I found, within me, an invincible summer." Albert Camus, "Return to Tipasa"
Inspired by the beauty of nature and my memories of living in a Hudson rivertown of New York, each movement of Hudson River Remembrance represents a speci c time of year, as a stream-of-consciousness creation associated with the feelings of my early childhood. The rst movement, Autumn Light: Village by The River, weaves a tapestry of memories: a solemn farewell to the summer, the swirling fall folliage, the brilliant colors of the region, treasured times creating art with my father, and an homage to the autumnal landscape paintings of the Hudson River School artists, such as Jasper Francis Cropsey and Thomas Cole. Autumn Light evolves into a theme reminiscent of a joyful folksong re ecting the endless fascination I had as I roamed the region as a child. The rhythm of life in a village winds down with a lament as the season diminishes and fall turns to winter. The second movement explores winter: a turning inward, a time of farewell at the passing of a beloved grandfather, and the comfort of singing simple songs with my mother. The movement starts with the light of sunrise re ecting like crystals on the snow; this is portrayed in the moody c sharp minor harmonies. The movement ends with the assertion of a light e major, representing the jubilation I felt as a child exploring a world transformed: a winter wonderland. The music also re ects my introspection as a thoughtful child, who turned to music, creativity, and my imagination as sources of strength. The last movement represents my sheer elation at the magni cent Hudson River area's summer and spring, two seasons that I always put together in my mind as one grand adventure as a child; it dances in celebration to the wonder of the natural world.
Performance Notes
The movements are designed so that they can be performed together or separately.
In the rst movement, measure 52, the clarinet is intentionally above the ute to create a sound askew: a playful lop-sided effect. In the nal movement, at letter E, there is a written-out gliss. The cellist may adapt this passage to their needs, by using a combination of portamento and glissando as needed. Please preserve the main ideas of the gliss by keeping the starting note and the nal two notes.
Duration: Ca. 16:00'
Pe ru C Th o sal p eo yr O n do ig ly h He re t in Ta vi
HUDSON RIVER REMEMBRANCE Three Dances THEODORE TAVI HEIN (2025)
Transposed Score
. Autumn Light: Village by The River Flute
Mournfully = 60
Pe ru C Th o sal p eo yr O n do ig ly h He re t in Ta vi
Clarinet in B♭
Violin
Violoncello
Piano
8 Fl.
Cl. in B♭
Vc.
Pno
(u.c.)
Vln
una corda
tre corde
Copyright 2025 Theodore Tavi Hein, All rights reserved
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15 Fl.
Vln
Cl. in B♭
pizz.
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Vc.
A With Vigor = 120
Pno
19 Fl.
Cl. in B♭
Vln
Vc.
Pno
22 Fl.
Cl. in B♭
Vln
Vc.
Pno
pizz.
sub.
B
t.
dim. poco a poco dim. poco a poco dim. poco a poco dim. poco a poco
dim. poco a poco
Hudson River Remembrance: Three Dances by Theodore Tavi Hein
26 Fl.
Cl. in B♭
Vln
C
martelé arco
Pe ru C Th o sal p eo yr O n do ig ly h He re t in Ta vi
Vc.
7
Pno
30 Fl.
Cl. in B♭
Vln Vc.
Pno
33 Fl.
Cl. in B♭
Vln Vc.
Pno
dim. poco a poco
dim. poco a poco
dim. poco a poco dim. poco a poco arco dim. poco a poco
D
8
Hudson River Remembrance: Three Dances by Theodore Tavi Hein
36 Fl.
E
Pe ru C Th o sal p eo yr O n do ig ly h He re t in Ta vi
Cl. in B♭ ord. Vln Vc. Pno
39 Fl.
Cl. in B♭
Pno
41 Fl.
Cl. in B♭
Vln
Vc. Pno
Vln Vc.
Senza Pedale
sub. sub.
sub.
Hudson River Remembrance: Three Dances by Theodore Tavi Hein
Cl. in B♭ Vln Vc. Pno
pizz.
F
pizz.
Pe ru C Th o sal p eo yr O n do ig ly h He re t in Ta vi
44 Fl.
9
50 Fl.
Cl. in B♭
Vln
Vc.
Pno
55 Fl.
Cl. in B♭
Vln
Vc.
Pno
sim.
*)
*)
*)The clarinet is purposefully above the ute here to create a wonky sound.
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Cl. in B♭ 59 Fl.
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Vc.
63 Fl.
Cl. in B♭
Vln
Vc.
Pno
66 Fl.
Pno
G
arco arco
Cl. in B♭ Vln Vc.
pizz. pizz.
Pno
Hudson River Remembrance: Three Dances by Theodore Tavi Hein
Fl.
70
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arco
H
arco
Pno
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Vc.
11
73 Fl.
Cl. in B♭
Vln
Vc.
Pno
76 Fl.
Cl. in B♭
Vln
Vc.
Pno
12
Hudson River Remembrance: Three Dances by Theodore Tavi Hein
cresc. poco a poco Cl. in B♭ cresc. poco a poco Vln cresc. poco a poco Vc. cresc. poco a poco poco a poco Pno cresc. 79 Fl.
I
Pe ru C Th o sal p eo yr O n do ig ly h He re t in Ta vi
83 Fl.
Cl. in B♭ Vln Vc. Pno
87 Fl.
J
Cl. in B♭ Vln Vc. Pno
13
Pe ru C Th o sal p eo yr O n do ig ly h He re t in Ta vi
pizz.
Vc.
Vln
Fl. 92
Cl. in B♭
Hudson River Remembrance: Three Dances by Theodore Tavi Hein
Pno
96 Fl.
K
Vc.
Pno
99 Fl.
Cl. in B♭
Vln
Vc.
Pno
arco
dim. poco a poco
dim. poco a poco
dim. poco a poco
dim. poco a poco
dim. poco a poco
pizz.
Cl. in B♭ Vln
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Cl. in B♭
102 Fl.
Vc.
Pe ru C Th o sal p eo yr O n do ig ly h He re t in Ta vi
Vln
Pno
Vln
Vc.
Pno
arco
L Mournful Again, =
106 Fl.
Cl. in B♭
una corda
port.
port.
(u.c.)
Hudson River Remembrance: Three Dances by Theodore Tavi Hein
108 Fl.
15
port.
port.
Vln
Vc.
Pe ru C Th o sal p eo yr O n do ig ly h He re t in Ta vi
Cl. in B♭
M
Pno
111 Fl.
Cl. in B♭
(u.c.)
Vln
gliss.
Vc.
gliss.
Pno
molto rit.
. port
possibile
(u.c.)
possibile
possibile possibile
possibile
Hudson River Remembrance: Three Dances by Theodore Tavi Hein
. Winter Dawn to Dusk: A Crystal World Flute
With Great Emotion = 60
Clarinet in B♭
Violoncello
Violin
Pe ru C Th o sal p eo yr O n do ig ly h He re t in Ta vi
Piano
Cl. in B♭ Vln Vc.
Pno
Vln
18
A
Vc. Pno
Fl.
Cl. in B♭
Fl. 11
sub.
B
pizz.
Hudson River Remembrance: Three Dances by Theodore Tavi Hein
24 Fl.
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Vc.
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Vln
17
Pno
28 Fl.
Cl. in B♭ Vln Vc.
Pno
Fl. 32
C
D
arco
pizz.
Cl. in B♭ arco pizz. Vln sub. Vc. sub. Pno
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Fl. 36
Cl. in B♭
arco
Pe ru C Th o sal p eo yr O n do ig ly h He re t in Ta vi
accel.
Pno
Fl.
Cl. in B♭
E = 72
38
= 60 accel.
Vln Vc.
Pno
Vc.
Vln
Hudson River Remembrance: Three Dances by Theodore Tavi Hein
Fl. 40
Cl. in B♭
F
= 72
Vln Vc.
= 60
rit.
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Pno
Vln Vc.
Pno
G
42 Fl.
Cl. in B♭
a tempo
H
pizz. pizz.
46 Fl. Cl. in B♭ Vln Vc. Pno
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Fl. 49
Cl. in B♭
Pe ru C Th o sal p eo yr O n do ig ly h He re t in Ta vi
Vln
Vc.
Pno
52 Fl. Cl. in B♭ Vln Vc.
Pno
56 Fl.
espressivo
arco
K
arco
espressivo
Pno
Cl. in B♭ Vln Vc.
J
Hudson River Remembrance: Three Dances by Theodore Tavi Hein
59 Fl.
Cl. in B♭
Pe ru C Th o sal p eo yr O n do ig ly h He re t in Ta vi
Vc. Pno Vln
21
61 Fl.
L
Cl. in B♭ Vln Vc. Pno
63 Fl.
Cl. in B♭
Vln
Vc.
Pno
22
Hudson River Remembrance: Three Dances by Theodore Tavi Hein
Fl. 65
Cl. in B♭ Vln
M
Pe ru C Th o sal p eo yr O n do ig ly h He re t in Ta vi
Vc.
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Fl.
Cl. in B♭
Vln
Vc.
Pno
67
69 Fl.
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Vln
Vc.
Pno
N
Hudson River Remembrance: Three Dances by Theodore Tavi Hein
71 Fl.
Cl. in B♭
Vln
O
Pe ru C Th o sal p eo yr O n do ig ly h He re t in Ta vi
Vc.
23
Pno
Fl. 73
Vc.
Pno
75 Fl.
Cl. in B♭
Vln
Q
Vc. Pno
cresc. poco a poco
cresc. poco a poco
P
Cl. in B♭ Vln
cresc. poco a poco
cresc. poco a poco
cresc. poco a poco
24
Fl. 77
Cl. in B♭
Vln
Vc.
Pe ru C Th o sal p eo yr O n do ig ly h He re t in Ta vi
Hudson River Remembrance: Three Dances by Theodore Tavi Hein
Pno
Fl.
Cl. in B♭
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Pno
Fl.
Cl. in B♭
Vln
81
R
Vc.
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Vln Vc.
Fl. 83
Cl. in B♭ Vln Vc.
S
Pno
Fl.
85
Cl. in B♭ Vln Vc.
Pno
Fl. 87
Vc.
Pno
T
Cl. in B♭ Vln
25
Pe ru C Th o sal p eo yr O n do ig ly h He re t in Ta vi
Hudson River Remembrance: Three Dances by Theodore Tavi Hein
sub. dim. poco a poco
sub. dim. poco a poco
sub. dim. poco a poco
sub. dim. poco a poco
sub. dim. poco a poco
26
Hudson River Remembrance: Three Dances by Theodore Tavi Hein
89 Fl.
Pe ru C Th o sal p eo yr O n do ig ly h He re t in Ta vi
Cl. in B♭
Vln
Vc.
Pno
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Cl. in B♭ Vln
Vc.
Pno
U
Hudson River Remembrance: Three Dances by Theodore Tavi Hein
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V Cl. in B♭ Vln Vc. Pno
Pe ru C Th o sal p eo yr O n do ig ly h He re t in Ta vi
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Cl. in B♭ Vln
Vc.
Pno
W
molto rit.
98 Fl.
Hudson River Remembrance: Three Dances by Theodore Tavi Hein
. Of Riverside Parks: Summer and Spring
Violin
pizz.
pizz.
Pe ru C Th o sal p eo yr O n do ig ly h He re t in Ta vi
Clarinet in B♭
A
Extremely Energetically = 200
Flute
7 Fl.
Cl. in B♭
Vln Vc.
Piano
Violoncello
molto molto
B
arco
Pno C 13 Fl. molto Cl. in B♭ molto Vln arco Vc. Pno
Hudson River Remembrance: Three Dances by Theodore Tavi Hein
Fl. 19
29
Vln Vc. Pno
Cl. in B♭
Pe ru C Th o sal p eo yr O n do ig ly h He re t in Ta vi
25 Fl. D
Vln Vc. Pno
Cl. in B♭
31 Fl.
Vc.
Pno
E
Vln
Cl. in B♭
Quasi-Gliss
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Fl.
Cl. in B♭
Vln
35
F
Vc. Pno
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39 Fl.
Vln
Cl. in B♭
G
Vc. Pno
43 Fl.
H
Vln Vc. Pno
Cl. in B♭
Hudson River Remembrance: Three Dances by Theodore Tavi Hein
47 Fl.
I
31
Cl. in B♭ IV port . Vln Vc. Pno
Pe ru C Th o sal p eo yr O n do ig ly h He re t in Ta vi
Fl.
Cl. in B♭
J
53
K
Vln
Vc.
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molto
Cl. in B♭ Vln molto Vc. molto Pno Fl.
59
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Hudson River Remembrance: Three Dances by Theodore Tavi Hein
Fl. Cl. in B♭ Vln Vc. Pno L
65
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71 Fl.
Cl. in B♭
Vln
Vc.
Pno
77 Fl.
Vln
Vc.
Pno
Cl. in B♭
M
N
port.
port.
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83 Fl.
Cl. in B♭
Vc.
port. port.
port. port.
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Vln
33
Pno
89 Fl.
O
Cl. in B♭ Vln
Vc.
Pno
95 Fl.
Vc. Pno
port.
P
port.
port.
port.
Cl. in B♭ Vln
port. port.
34
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100
Fl.
sub.
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Cl. in B♭
Q
Vln
Vc.
Pno
Fl. 105
Vc.
Pno
sub. pizz.
R
Cl. in B♭ Vln
pizz.
arco
arco
S
110 Fl. Cl. in B♭
Vln
Vc.
35
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Pno
Cl. in B♭ Vln Vc. 115 Fl.
Pno
Fl. Cl. in B♭ Vln
Vc.
Pno
T
120
espressivo
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125 Fl.
Cl. in B♭ Vln
130 Fl.
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Vc.
U
Pno
Cl. in B♭ Vln
Vc.
Pno
Cl. in B♭
Vln
Vc.
Pno
135 Fl.
V
pizz. sub. sub.
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Fl. 141
Cl. in B♭ Vln
W
Pe ru C Th o sal p eo yr O n do ig ly h He re t in Ta vi
Vc.
37
Pno
146 Fl.
Cl. in B♭ Vln
Vc.
Pno
Vc.
Pno
Cl. in B♭ Vln
151 Fl.
X
arco
38
Fl.
156
Cl. in B♭
Y
pizz. sub. pizz. Vc. sub. Pno Vln
Hudson River Remembrance: Three Dances by Theodore Tavi Hein
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Fl. 161
Z
Cl. in B♭ arco Vln arco Vc. Pno
AA
BB Fl. Cl. in B♭ Vln pizz. Vc. Pno
166
Hudson River Remembrance: Three Dances by Theodore Tavi Hein
Pno
molto
molto
molto Cl. in B♭ molto Vln Vc. Fl.
DD
177
Pno
Pe ru C Th o sal p eo yr O n do ig ly h He re t in Ta vi
Vc.
Vln
CC
Cl. in B♭
171 Fl.
39
EE Cl. in B♭ Vln arco Vc. Pno
183 Fl.
40
Hudson River Remembrance: Three Dances by Theodore Tavi Hein
189 Fl.
FF
GG
HH
Pe ru C Th o sal p eo yr O n do ig ly h He re t in Ta vi
Vc.
Pno
cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco
Cl. in B♭ Vln
Cl. in B♭ Vln Vc.
195 Fl.
Pno
II
Cl. in B♭ Vln Vc. Pno Fl.
201
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Fl. 208
JJ
Cl. in B♭
Pe ru C Th o sal p eo yr O n do ig ly h He re t in Ta vi
Vln
41
Vc.
Pno
Fl.
213
Cl. in B♭ Vln
Vc.
Pno